Is TRANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRANCES mean?
Trances is a form of TRANCE.
- noun
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
- noun
a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep
- verb
attract; cause to be enamored
“She captured all the men's hearts”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for TRANCES
TRANCES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of TRANCES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TRANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- canters9
- carnets9
- nectars9
- recants9
- scanter9
- tanrecs9
- ascent8
- caners8
- canter8
- carets8
- carnet8
- cartes8
- casern8
- caster8
- caters8
- centas8
- centra8
- cranes8
- crates8
- enacts8
- nacres8
- nectar8
- rances8
- reacts8
- recant8
- recast8
- secant8
- stance8
- tanrec8
- traces8
- trance8
- acnes7
- acres7
- caner7
- canes7
- canst7
- cants7
- cares7
- caret7
- carns7
- carse7
- carte7
- carts7
- caste7
- cater7
- cates7
- cents7
- certs7
- cesta7
- crane7
- crate7
- crest7
- enact7
- escar7
- nacre7
- narcs7
- races7
- rance7
- react7
- recta7
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